Gas Permeable Rigid contacts hurt so bad! When will I be used to them?!

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RGPs are less comfortable than soft. Your lenses may be worse than some peoples because of your high power. Just like your glasses, your contacts have thicker edges and are heavier than people with lower power. Your doctor may be able to make changes in your lenses to make them more comfortable. It is some times hard to evaluate lenses when the patient is tearing up a lot. Studies say that after a month people report that RGPs are as comfortable as soft lenses. I wore them for 20 years and claimed they were comfortable but I always took them out when I came home from work. Mormally, we don't let patients wear soft lenses first if we intend for them to wear RGPs.

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I was a wearer of gas perms for over 20 years.
the inside of your eyelid has to become calloused for them to feel comfortable.
that's why your doc said an hour a day and add on time. if you do more, it will be unbearable.
they DO feel funny for awhile, like they're slipping around.
in a month, you'll forget youre wearing them. believe me. good luck.